Pain and ongoing duration
Use with one painful part and with more than one: , . The body part is the grammatical subject. For you, use or polite .
Feelings use . An adjective agrees with the person: , .
An ongoing duration uses present plus : , . Do not switch to the past just because English uses have been.
Mă doare capul.My head hurts.
Mă dor picioarele.My feet hurt.
Mă simt bine.I feel well.
Sunt bolnav de două zile.I have been ill for two days.
Sunt bolnavă de două zile.I have been ill for two days.
Mă simt obosit.I feel tired.
Mă simt obosită.I feel tired.
Locuiesc aici de trei luni.I have lived here for three months.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My head hurts.
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My feet hurt.
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I feel well.
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I have been ill for two days.
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I have been ill for two days.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Mă capul.
My head hurts.
Mă picioarele.
My feet hurt.
Mă bine.
I feel well.
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
Mă simt .
I feel tired.
Mă simt .
I feel tired.
Locuiesc aici trei luni.
I have lived here for three months.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Mă bine.
I feel well.
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
Mă simt .
I feel tired.
Mă simt .
I feel tired.
Locuiesc aici trei luni.
I have lived here for three months.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My head hurts.
My feet hurt.
I feel well.
I have been ill for two days.
I have been ill for two days.
I feel tired.
I feel tired.
I have lived here for three months.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
My feet hurt.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
My feet hurt.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel well.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel well.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I have been ill for two days.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I have been ill for two days.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
